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Advance copy of the book, announcement of book sales on the blog, and Chicago VeganMania demo!

Earlier this week, I received in the mail the first advance copy of The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur! I am pleased to say the printed book turned out beautifully and I can’t wait for you guys to see it in person! Now that the release date is quickly approaching, I’d like to announce that I will …

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Milwaukee’s Vegan Cookies: East Side Ovens Molasses Cookie

I’ve reviewed many an East Side Ovens cookie in the past for this blog segment. Now that I’m back in school and the student union has a basketful of vegan cookies, muffins, and dumplings on a daily basis, I have no excuse to not go through each and every type of cookie, for research purposes …

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Chris’ 23rd Birthday

My friend Chris turns 23 today. Yesterday, our friend Mary and I made this for him for early birthday celebrations. I needed new pastry bags and we had this upcoming task of making Chris a birthday cake, so we decided to hop a couple busses to this cake decorating warehouse called Cook’s Cake and Candy. …

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Cookie Cakes, Postcards, and Pitch Video

My friend Erich and I decided to bake a huge assortment of cookie cakes (6 to be exact) to bring back to Milwaukee one week, all decorated with the best of the best inside jokes. Here are a couple of the winners. Quintin got a chicken cake. My friend Skylar loves his job so much …

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Gourmet Vegan Cookie Assortment Package: $18, order by July 27th!

Hey everyone! I have some exciting news! Has the scorching heat this summer left you put off by the idea of turning on the oven to bake up some delicious treats? Never fear! I’ve decided to start doing a “mail order cookies” type deal here from time to time, directly from the blog for the …

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Milwaukee’s Vegan Cookies: Outpost Natural Foods Chocolate Chip Cookie

Outpost Natural Foods is a food co-op with three locations in the Milwaukee area that is reminiscent of a slightly smaller version of a Whole Foods. The location in Wauwatosa has a little deli section where hot sandwiches can be made to order, as well as a bakery case with some vegan options. I chose …

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Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hello summer and cookie baking.

Oatmeal Cookies with Blueberries and Dark Chocolate Chunks

This is the basic soft and delicious oatmeal cookie recipe from the book, with the addition of dried blueberries and dark chocolate, chopped up. This cookie is the canvas for many different possibilities for additions, and sweet delicate blueberries are the perfect complement. If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying dried blueberries, I recommend …

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